Ameril Umbra Kato

Ameril Umbra Kato (born 1946) was the leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) terrorist group in the Philippines.

Biography
Ameril Umbra Kato was born in 1946 on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao to a Filipino Muslim family. Kato became a member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and fought in a guerrilla war against the army of the Philippines, seeking to establish an Islamic state in the place of Filipino control over Mindanao. He eventually separated from MILF and founded the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) group, and Kato fought his own war against the government. After the 2014 truce between the Philippine government and the Islamists, his manhunt by military was put on hold due to his membership in MILF, whom the President allowed to establish the state of Bangsamoro. However, the MILF and Philippine Police were on his trail, and Operation Darkhorse was launched to capture him.